the journey of a twentysomething in New York City living with type 1 diabetes

Who’s My Doppelganger?

February 2, 2010

For the uninitiated, there’s this Facebook meme going on where people are supposed to switch their profile picture with a picture of their doppleganger (a person – preferably a celeb – who looks like them in an uncanny “OMG, you look just like!” sort of way).

At first I was all “pshhh” and “silly Facebook meme” but that quickly turned into “hummph” and “But there isn’t anyone who looks like me!!” The only thing I haven’t done yet is cross my arms and stomp my feet, but trust me, it could happen at any moment.

Even my boyfriend knows who his doppleganger is! Watch:

My boyfriend:

Wash from Firefly

Kinda, right? With the hair?

Anyway, that’s besides the point. The point is, no one has EVER compared me with a celebrity. I’ve had a couple of strangers ask me if I’ve ever been on TV (which I have, but not the point in time at which the question was asked), but never a “hey, did you know you kinda look like what’s her face if you tilt your head to the right and lift your left eyebrow?” Maybe that’s a good thing, with the whole uniqueness aspect, but that doesn’t bode well when you’re trying to jump off the bridge with everybody else! I would try to come up with someone myself, but that seems a little to self-incriminating. I mean, what if I picked someone and then had a chorus of people go, “Ohhh hell no! Who you tryin’ to fool?” How. Embarrassing.

Come on. You’ve been staring at my face for almost 5 years. It can’t be *that* hard!

So, I ask you, dear readers (and friends and family who laugh when I call them “dear readers”), who do I look like? The winner will get my undying love and devotion and… yeah, that’s about all I’m willing to offer at this juncture. My firstborn is only up for grabs if this meme makes it to Twitter.